# Creating accessible and inclusive undergraduate studentship opportunities: the ENRRICH experience

**Authors:** Robert Beattie, Kelly Russell, Kristy Wittmeier, Jenna Mitchell-Dueck, Kristene Cheung, Mojgan Rastegar, Alana Slike, Valerie Williams, Ming-Ka Chan, Mary Wilson, JLP Protudjer

PMC · DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-06847-y · BMC Medical Education · 2025-02-16

## TL;DR

This paper discusses efforts to create inclusive undergraduate research opportunities for structurally oppressed groups through the ENRRICH program.

## Contribution

The paper introduces a new approach to funding that prioritizes inclusion and representation in academic research.

## Key findings

- The ENRRICH summer studentship focused on including structurally oppressed groups in academic awards.
- Plans for improvement include increasing representation among supervisors.
- The initiative aims to address systemic exclusion in academic research.

## Abstract

Recognizing the systemic exclusion of structurally oppressed groups from academic awards, the ENRRICH (Excellence in Neurodevelopment and Rehabilitation Research In Child Health) summer studentship emphasized the inclusion of structurally oppressed groups. Herein, we outline the processes in creating this funding opportunity, and plans for improvement, including enhanced representation among supervisors.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** CHRIM (MESH:D014947)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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